PG Dip Sport and Exercise Medicine at Leeds Beckett University

Programme overview

Develop advanced expertise in sport and exercise medicine to reduce, assess, and manage injury, enhance performance, and support healthier lives. Sport and exercise can have a powerful impact on health, wellbeing, and performance – but injury can stand in the way. As a sport and exercise medicine professional, you can help people implement injury reduction strategies, rehabilitate, and recover effectively from injury, stay active, and reach their physical peak performance.

Faculty: School of Health | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: 20 Sep 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Epidemiology & Sports Trauma Management, Neuromuscular Biomechanics, Evidence-Based Practice in Sports Physiology, Sports Injury Management & Rehabilitation, Clinical Decision Making in Sport, Clinical Exercise Testing.

Career pathways

Where could this PG Dip in sport and exercise medicine take you? Roles include Professional or amateur sports clubs, National governing bodies, The NHS, Private sports clinics, As a self-employed practitioner.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have either a medical degree from a recognised university; at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects or Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy, Sports Rehabilitation, Podiatry or Osteopathy; or an MSc award in Physiotherapy (pre-registration) or Sports Therapy; or a Master of Osteopathy (MOST). Applicants for this course are not usually interviewed. Therefore, it is important you demonstrate evidence of the following in your personal statement: A high level of interest in Sport and Exercise related health care Evidence of work experience in a sporting environment Evidence of excellent communication skills Evidence of self-directed study Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team Evidence of the ability to integrate information & skills across different subject areas Evidence of recent personal/academic development (normally within the past 5 years) All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 6.0. 5 with no skill below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,700 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £7700. Source

International applicants: GBP 12,665 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £12665. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://myapplication.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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